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The Student Success Center is hosting workshops to help student become more comfortable with their computers. Plan to attend the following workshops.

Workshop #2

Conquering The Computer: Making Your Laptop or Desktop Work For You! – March 4, 2015, 6:00pm.

Come and get a handle on the basics of using the computer for your classes—both online and in-person courses. In this workshop you’ll learn and practice:

Attaching files (assignments and pictures) so you can submit your homework online

The basics of CANVAS. Getting around and using this program to be successful in your online course

Setting up documents and printing your assignments

Using PowerPoint online slide show so you can get the most out of your required reading

Using the computer; logging on to your account, using the mouse, using WEPA, emailing and posting to your discussion board.

You’ll come in as a novice and walk out with experience and confidence! For more information, click here.

Workshop #3

“Using a database: its on the Web but it is not Google” by Jim Fisk- March 11th, 2015 6:00pm.

The library at NMSU Grants makes available a host of proprietary databases that only have value if used. With increased aware, these resources may become used and valued by students on the Grants campus.

Workshop #4

“Microsoft Office: How The Heck Does It Work?” by Steve Maldonado- March 19th, 2015 6:00pm.

In this workshop you will learn how to use the group of programs that comprise Microsoft Office. We’ll focus on the most frequently-used programs:

Microsoft PowerPoint: A slide-show program that helps you summarize your lessons.

You will learn how to make a basic slide show, how to add pictures and how to type notes

Microsoft Word: Everywhere you go, practically every business and every school uses Word to create documents, memos, letters and even books!

You’ll learn how to open and save documents, how to print a document and how to determine which format to use.

You’ll come in as a novice and walk out with experience and confidence! For more information, click here.

Thank You Cibola County for supporting NMSU Grants Local General Obligation Bond for $7,000,000 to build a new Teacher, Health Care Education and Child Development Center! Unofficial final returns show the measure passed by a 701 to 635 margin.

On Tuesday February 3, 2015, voters will be asked to support the New Mexico State University Grants Community College by authorizing $7M in General Obligation Bonds. The proceeds from this sale of bonds will be used in the construction of a new Teacher Education, Health Care and Child Development Center. (read more…)

The Spring 2015 catalog of courses available under the Community Education Option has been released. Twenty-seven courses are available in the subject areas of Art, Business Management, Computers, Dance, Drafting, Electronics, PE, Welding, and Wood Working. Download the brochure for details.